1496
unspecified
From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Enthroned Virgin and Child, with the Cardinal Virtues and Two Figures Holding Scrolls is a 1496 unspecified by Bernat Martorell, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman sitting on a throne with a child on her lap. She is wearing a black dress with a gold halo around her head. The child is also wearing a red dress and is holding a scroll. There are eight other people around them, some of whom are also holding scrolls. The background is gold, and there is a red and white pattern at the bottom. The people around the woman and child are looking at them with serious faces. Some of them are wearing crowns or holding objects that look like they might be important. The overall mood of the painting is one of respect and reverence. If you're interested in seeing more works by the artist who created this painting, you might want to check out other pieces by Bernat Martorell.
Bernat Martorell was the leading painter of Barcelona, in modern-day Spain. He is considered to be the most important artist of the International Gothic style in Catalonia. Martorell painted retable panels and…
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